Improvement in devices for forming and fastening bale-ties



l. N. SMITH.

Devices for Forming and Fastening Bale-Ties. No.157,354. PatentedDec.1,1874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

J. NOTTINGHAM SMITH, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR FORMING AND FASTENING BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 157,354, dated December1, 1874; application filed October 19, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. NOTTINGHAM SMITH, of Jersey City, in the countyof Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain Machine forForming and Applying Bale- Ties, of which the following is aspecification:

My invention relates to a small, compact, and portable machine or toolfor cutting, piercing, and locking together the ends of the straps orbands, commonly used on cotton and other bales for securing the contentsthereof, whereby a strong, simple, and effective bale-tie is formed andapplied without the use of any buckle or-other extra piece of metal.

My said invention consists in the combination of the devices forperforming the various operations involved in fitting and securing theband to the bale in a single machine or tool, so arranged as to bereadily applied and used, and ofsuch size and shape that it may beconveniently carried in and operated by the hand.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa plan of the machine or tool. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the. same. Fig.4 shows a top and an edgeview of one of the dies used for perforating and forming tongues on theend of the strap or band. Fig. 5 shows similar views of the die used forthe same purpose on the other end of the said strap or band. Fig. 6shows a top and an edge view of the end of the band after it has beenoperated upon by the die (shown in Fig. 4) and the correspondingpunches. Fig. 7 shows similar views of the other end of the band afterit has been operated upon by the die (shown in Fig. 5) and itscorresponding punches. Fig. 8 shows a top and an end view of one of theclosing-dies. Fig. 9 shows the bottom and an end view of the otherclosing-die.

The body of the machine or tool consists of a plate or bed, A, in whichare rigidly set two upright guide-rods, B B. On these guide-rods thegate or slide 0 works freely up and down, being driven by the screw D.its bearing in the bar E, which is secured to the guide-rods B B by thenuts F F. A pro This screw findsjection, a, from one side of the bed A,has one blade, I), of a pair of shears bolted to it, and a similarprojection, c, from the slide 0 carries the other blade 0 of theseshears, which, are used to out the band or strap to the proper length.The die f, Fig. 5, is inserted in a hole or slot in the plate A, asshown in Fig. 2; and two wedge-shaped punches or counter-dies, g g, aresecured in the slide O,4so as to work in conjunction with said die f,and form holes and tongues in the strap, as seen in Fig. 7. Slots f f inthe die f permit the tongues on the strap to pass out of the die, andout of the slot or hole in the bed A. The die h is similarly inserted ina hole or slot in the slide 0, and the corresponding or counter-punchesM are secured in the plate A. These latter punches and their die hoperate together to produce the holes and tongues in the end of thestrap, as shown in Fig. 6, and slots h h permit the withdrawal of thestrap after the tongues are formed. On the side of the tool opposite tothe shears two flanges, G and H, are formed, one, G, being attached to,or forming part of, the slide 0, and the other, H, being attached to, orforming part of, the plate A. These flanges are each divided into twoparts by the slot or opening at j. At the inner end of one of theseparts the dies shown in Figs. 8 and 9 are formed, Fig. 8 showing the topand an end view of the lower die, and Fig. 9 the bottom and an end viewof the upper die.

The operation of the tool is as follo s: The strap or band being placedaround the bale, and its proper length marked, one end is insertedbetween the blades 1) e of the shears and cutoff. The two ends of thestrap are then inserted, the one into the hole or slot in the plate A,in which the die f is secured, and the other in the hole or slot in theslide 0, in

which the die h is secured, and the slide 0 being operated by the handleI and screw D, the two ends of the strap are cut and formed as shown inFigs. 6 and 7. The slide is next raised, and the two ends of the strapare brought into the opening j, and the tongues on Fig. 6 placed in theholes in Fig. 7,-a-nd the tongues on'Fig. 7 placed in the holes in Fig.6. By bringing the dies G H nearly together, then drawing the lap partlybetween The combination of the shears b e, the dies f h, and punches g gi i, and the dies G H, the whole forming a single machine or tool,whereby a strap may be rapidly prepared, fitted, and tied on the balewithout removing either it or the tool, substantially in the mannerhereinabove set forth.

J. NOTTINGHAM SMITH. Witnesses J. F. MCGEE, J. R. BAKER.

